Zeri Tomlinson and his Sedbergh School teammates suffered a narrow defeat to Bolton School in their HMC National T20 Cup match, despite both teams finishing level on 127 runs after their respective 20 overs. The tie was ultimately decided by the number of wickets lost, with Bolton prevailing having lost seven wickets compared to Sedbergh's nine.
Bolton School won the toss and elected to bat first, posting a total of 127 runs for the loss of seven wickets. L Yates top-scored for Bolton with 33. Sedbergh's bowling attack was led by P. Robinson, who returned impressive figures of 3 wickets for 28 runs in his four-over spell. Tomlinson also contributed with the ball, although his figures were not specified in the provided report.
In reply, Sedbergh School fought hard to reach the target, eventually matching Bolton's score of 127. T. Bentley remained unbeaten on 26, anchoring the Sedbergh innings. Tomlinson contributed 14 runs to the chase. However, despite their efforts, Sedbergh lost nine wickets in the process. J Prill was the pick of the Bolton bowlers, taking two wickets for 19 runs in his four overs.
With both teams tied on runs, the victory went to Bolton School due to having lost fewer wickets, highlighting the dramatic and closely contested nature of the T20 Cup encounter. While Tomlinson played his part, Sedbergh will be disappointed to have fallen at the final hurdle in such a tight affair.
Bolton School Inning
..11 (08) D Yates b T Bentley
..27 (29) N Lukalapu LBW P Robinson
..33 (40) L Yates c R Cockcroft b P Robinson
..00 (02) A Dhiraj c A Chowdhury b P Robinson
..22 (16) N Patel c C Cameron b G Leach
..18 (15) B Maher b T Bentley
..03 (03) A Bhuta c F Galitzine-Scott b G Leach
..07 (08) H Prill Not Out
..00 (00) L Burns Not Out
..06 Extras (1nb-5w)
127 Total for 7 wickets after 20 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-18 (Yates); 2-67 (Lukalapu); 3-67 (Dhiraj); 4-80 (Yates); 5-106 (Patel); 6-110 (Bhuta); 7-121 (Maher);
Sedbergh School Bowlers
2.0-0-14-0 A Chowdhury
4.0-0-32-2 T Bentley
2.0-0-10-0 R Athwal
3.0-0-18-0 F Galitzine-Scott
4.0-0-28-3 P Robinson
4.0-0-16-2 G Leach
1.0-0-09-0 C Cameron
Sedbergh School Inning
..16 (15) G Leach Run Out
..16 (14) W Aldersley c & b L Yates
..14 (15) A Chowdhury Run Out
..14 (17) Zeri Tomlinson b J Prill
..09 (12) R Athwal LBW J Prill
..11 (17) O Firth b D Yates
..26 T Bentley Not Out
..02 (09) F Galitzine-Scott b D Yates
..06 (04) H Temperton b N Patel
..01 (02) R Cockcroft Run Out
..01 (01) P Robinson Not Out
..11 Extras (1b-6lb-1nb-3w)
127 Total for 9 wickets after 20 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-32 (Leach); 2-41 (Aldersley); 3-66 (Chowdhury); 4-70 (Tomlinson); 5-91 (Athwal); 6-93 (Firth); 7-103 (Galitzine-Scott); 8-114 (Temperton); 9-115 (Cockcroft);
Bolton School Bowlers
4.0-0-33-1 N Patel
3.0-1-16-1 L Yates
2.0-0-12-0 L Burns
4.0-0-21-0 H Prill
4.0-0-19-2 J Prill
3.0-0-19-2 D Yates
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